SPORTING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20851, 6 October 1937, Page 8

SPORTING

On and Off the Track A BUDGET OF NEWS AND VIEWS FIXTURES Racing Oct. 7, 9—Dunedin J.C. Oct. 9—Hawke’s Bay J.C. Oct. 9, 11—Auckland R.C. Oct. 14, 16—South Canterbury J.C. Oct. 14, 16—Masterton R.C. Oct. 16, 18—Avondale J.C. Oct. 21, 23, 25—Wellington R.C. Oct. 23, 25—Gore R.C. Oct. 25—North Canterbury R.C. Oct. 25—Waverley R.C. Oct. 25—Waipawa County R.C. Oct. 25—Waikato Hunt Club. Oct. 29, 30—Poverty Bay Turf Club. Oct. 30—Banks Peninsula R.C. Oct. 30—Rangitikei R.C. Trotting October 9—New Brighton T.C. October 16—Waikato T.C. October 16, 18—Westport T.C. October 23, 25—Auckland T.C. October 23, 25—Greymouth T.C. October 25—Oamaru T.C. October 30—Wellington T.C . October 30—Invercargill T.C. October 30—Thames T.C. The Dunedin Spring meeting will open to-morrow. The first race at Wingatui to-morrow will start at 12.45. • • • • Grand Mogul has developed leg' trouble and is to be thrown out of work.

On the Maiden Plate at Otaki Crown Acre carried 10.11 (3441 b overweight), and was last all the way.

Wingatui stables have only three horses in the Stewards’ Handicap, but the trio include Gold Box and Alma.

Ten New Zealand Cup candidates have been nominated for the Teschemaker Handicap, the principal event at the South Canterbury meeting.

The Auckland Racing Club’s spring meeting will begin on Saturday when the Mitchelson Cup, the first £lOOO flat race of the season, will be contested.

Aureas, winner of the Maiden Plate at Otaki, is a three-year-old filly by Gascony from Aureate (a sister to Desert Gold). ?

W. E. Hancock, who had been located at Washdyke since the middle of June, returned to Wingatui at the beginning of the week.

The spring meeting at Randwick will be continued to-day. The feature events are the Craven Plate (11 miles at w.f.a.), and the Gimcrack Stakes (for two-year-old fillies).

The Waipukurau Jockey Club showed a profit of £370 on its racing activities, but did better as a result of its farming operations, which netted £416 last season.

L. J. Ellis has been engaged to ride Taitoru in the Mitchelson Cup. The Campfire gelding is reported to be a natural jumper, so it is probable that his racing career will not end on the flat.

The w’ork of resurfacing the track at Forbury Park is nearing completion, and the course will be ready in time for next month’s meeting. Roughly, about 750yds of fresh clay has replaced the original surface for about 18ft out from the rails to a depth of about 4in.

Before Protector went to the North Island to record two wins and a second in three starts to date, he had several gallops with Raeburn, and popular opinion was that the last-named was the speedier. Racing results have not borne that out, as Raeburn finished out of a place in the Grigg Stakes.

Looking immensely benefited by his spell, the Sandstar gelding Onewhetu has resumed track exercise at Hawera in great heart. For an aged horse he has put on a lot of condition and is doing light preparatory work. There is little sign of the injury that caused his temporary retirement.

The six-year-old gelding Sir Abb, who has been off the scene for about 18 months, has made a reappearance at Ellerslie under the care of K. Heaton jun. When previously trained by R. S. Bagby, Sir Abb proved a capable performer, but he became affected in the wind.

A youngster with a New Zealand Cup pedigree is being prepared by F. Shaw at Wingatui on behalf of Mrs McKenzie. He is named Our Pal, and is by Nightmarch from Palantua. Our Pal is the only two-year-old nominated for the Electric Stakes at the South Canterbury meeting.

The Breeders’ Plate winner Pandava is owned by a Sydney syndicate which, racing under the assumed name of “F. Smithden,” has invested a lot of money in the purchase of yearlings in Australia during the last few years. Pandava is by Brazen, who had a high class representative in New Zealand in Bronze Eagle, and is trained by G. Price.

Many sportsmen declare that two-year-old racing is prejudicial to the future of a youngster, but it all depends upon the horse. Menschikoff had 15 outings as a two-year-old, and went on to future success. Gladsome ran 16 times in her first season, and Desert Gold, Amythas and Winning Hit twelve times. Concentrate ran 14 times, and Gay Sheik 16. The Hawk was another who had a busy opening season.

The 101 b penalty kept Wild Chase and Guinea Fowl, the two first winners of the Grigg Stakes, from taking part in the McLean Stakes, but it has not frightened Ortyx out this year, and the Lord Warden filly is sure to start at a short price. Of the youngsters she defeated at Ashburton, Dunstan may have made greater improvement thax* Great Babj, who was second at Aslltlßrton, and the Washdyke youngster may be thy one most likely to trouble Ortyx.

NEW BRIGHTON T.C. ACCEPTANCES By Telegraph —Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, October 5. Acceptances for the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting are:—

HORSES REACH MELBOURNE PREPARING FOR BIG EVENTS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received October 4, 8.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, October 3. Avenger, Ajax and Hua returned to Melbourne to-day. They will be running in the Guineas. The Chanter and Brownfelt have also arrived for the Caulfield Cup.

The A. J. C. Derby winner Avenger is not in the Caulfield or Melbourne Cups. He was bred by his present owner, Mr P. Miller, but was sold as a yearling for 850 guineas. When he was two Mr Miller bought him back for 800gns, but at that age he gave no indication of future excellence. Less than two months ago Ajax conceded him 281 b and beat him in a mile handicap but Avenger has made very rapid progress, just as Peter Pan did at the same stage of his three-year-old career.

The Auckland Trotting Club proposes to make the limit for the Auckland Cup 4.25, the fastest class yet fixed in New Zealand. The stake is to be £l5OO. The Champion Handicap (2.43) is to be allotted £lOOO, with a similar prize for another 4.25 race on the third day. This programme is contingent on the amount of support promised from the South Island. The club offers £3O as expense money for any South Island horse competing in the Cup and one other event. It was well that the A.J.C. called upon Mr Alan Cooper to explain the remarks attributed to him, after the defeats of Talking and Mala, regarding the control of racing in Sydney. Mr Cooper is a young man who has inherited a lot of money, and he has made a spectacular entry into the racing world. Newspaper men of a certain type find him to be good copy, and it is probable that too much was made of remarks passed while smarting under the sting of defeat.

No fault can be found with the condition of Parrish Belle, who is fairly revelling in the light tasks being allotted her. Tilts mare is one of the speediest trotters in the North Island, but owing to there being insufficient races for her in her own class she has to compete with the pacers. She still holds the Epsom record for a trotter over a mile and a quarter, having covered the distance in 2.46 2-5 at the Auckland summer meeting two seasons ago. Although nothing definite has been arranged, there is a chance that Parrish Belle may come south to compete at Addington next month.

Unless Silver Standard wins one of the big races in Victoria, he will be remembered as one of the unlucky horses of recent times. Second in two Metropolitans, a Caulfield Cup and a Melbourne Cup is an exasperating experience for his owners, but his latest narrow defeat would cause rejoicing in the bookmakers’ camp. It relieved them of all their doubles risks, and compensated for their losses when Gold Rod won the Epsom. Talking and Gold Rod, and Mala and Silver Standard, were at such short prices straight out that two of them had to win before the ringmen could lose.

12.30 p.m. INNOVATION HANDICAP, Of £175 <3.43); U miles Brae mar scr Gay Crusader 12 Chudleigh scr Gaynor 12 Esther scr Survivor 12 Great Linnet scr Billy Sundy 36 Joe Carbine scr Nalinga 36 Listowel scr Royal Romance 36 Moerangi scr Honeymoon 48 Worthy Merit scr Indolent 72 Carl 12 1.10 p.m. SHIRLEY HANDICAP. Of £175 (3.34); li miles Ace Pot scr Rollalong scr Alpine Prince scr Southern Bill B scr Chief scr Bill Grattan scr Sports Review scr Carrageen scr Waitaki Power scr Eddie Tolan scr War Path scr Effie Parrish scr Wee Wrack scr Elite Rey scr Worthy Need scr Grand Authoi scr Hidden Charm 12 McGlusky scr Moana Tama 12 Olive King scr Superior Rank 12 Oversight scr Fortex 24 Pola Negri scr Bay Flier 36 1.55 p.m. WALTER THOMPSON HANDICAP, Of £450 (4.30); 2 miles Big Author scr Grace Isabel Derby scr McElwyn 24 Raydus scr Llewellyn's Sea Gift (T) scr Pride 24 Village Guy scr Tempest 48 Gunfire 12 Worthy Light 60 Gallant Knight 24 2.35 p.m. SUMMER HANDICAP, Of £25( (3.0); li miles Horse Power scr Rerekohua scr Percentage scr Taruna scr Ferula scr Three Bells scr 3.15 p.m. AVON HANDICAP. Of £250 (4.38); 2 miles Ciro scr Plutus 12 Kibo scr Golden Cross 24 Real Burton scr Renown’s Best 24 Waikato Aristotle 48 Price (T) scr Mystery Yet 48 Golden Direct 12 Casanova 60 3.35 p.m. NEW BRIGHTON HANDICAP, Of £25C <4.44); 2 miles Lament scr Sandy N 36 Little Reta scr Bittersweet 48 Flotsam 36 Raclaim 48 Norman Fox 36 Wahnooka 96 4.35 p.m. BEACH HANDICAP. Of £250 (2.44); 11 miles Gamble scr Willow Wave 12 Graham Blue Direct scr Mountain 24 Lucky Jack scr De Soto 24 Rollo scr Supertax 24 Smoogcr scr Tempest 24 Village Guy scr Reporter 36 War Buoy scr Indianapolis 84 Pot Luck 12 5.15 p.m. FAREWELL HANDICAP (saddle) Of £200 <2.15); 1 mile Ciro scr Renown’s Best 12 Kibo scr Chenwood 24 Plutus scr Worthy King 36 Treasure Bond scr